My father, George James Morgan, Sr. (b. 20 Jan. 1911 d. 25 Nov. 1999) in his 81st year, wrote a 28 page typed, double spaced, letter to Sarah Morgan, the youngest child of my brother, George James Morgan, Jr. He sent a similar letter to George Jr's eldest child, George James Morgan, III.
Daddy was a victim of Alzheimer's but a "high-functioning" victim as his physician put it, at the time he wrote this memoir. However, he was very adept at storytelling all his life, and he put that skill to good use when his memory failed...
05/04: Memoir of George James Morgan, Sr.
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04/04: Aunt Sallie's Dedication of her family stories and genealogy work
This family history is dedicated to the fourth and fifth generations of MILTON MORGAN with the hope it will be of interest, and that they may he inspired to keep informed of' future generations and their progress.
Most of the dates and names in this accumulation were taken from the Old Family Bible whose entries were made by my father, James Thomas Morgan. Other information on has been preserved through rememberance, or furnished by members of the various families.
The Morgans are very prolific and. as you can see, and scattered over the entire United States. Under these circumstances, it is...
Most of the dates and names in this accumulation were taken from the Old Family Bible whose entries were made by my father, James Thomas Morgan. Other information on has been preserved through rememberance, or furnished by members of the various families.
The Morgans are very prolific and. as you can see, and scattered over the entire United States. Under these circumstances, it is...
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04/04: James Thomas Morgan and Margaret Viola Knighton's early lives
BACKGROUND OF JAMES THOMAS MORGAN
At the close of the War Alabama also suffered from freedom of the slaves to some extent - - there were many slave owners, but not so large plantations and the problem was not great. Alabama was not an extensive a farm land, but had more timber and saw mills, etc. People did their own farm labor to a great extent. The Milton Morgan and Mary Elizabeth Carter family were prosperous farmers, but felt the change after the war and all the confusion in that area. About this time Father Milton Morgan died one spring...
At the close of the War Alabama also suffered from freedom of the slaves to some extent - - there were many slave owners, but not so large plantations and the problem was not great. Alabama was not an extensive a farm land, but had more timber and saw mills, etc. People did their own farm labor to a great extent. The Milton Morgan and Mary Elizabeth Carter family were prosperous farmers, but felt the change after the war and all the confusion in that area. About this time Father Milton Morgan died one spring...
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04/04: Experiences of Sallie Eugenia Morgan's Early Childhood
Sallie Eugenie Morgan Darrah
This happened while living on the farm in Comanche County. It was in the summer of 1883 before I would he five years old in December. I have only to close my eyes and live through every tense moment today,
For many days my parents had been looking forward to the day we would spend with friends several miles away to whom my father owed a day's work We had not visited them before, and it was to be a real occasion. We rose early and were on our way soon after sunrise. The road was full of...
This happened while living on the farm in Comanche County. It was in the summer of 1883 before I would he five years old in December. I have only to close my eyes and live through every tense moment today,
For many days my parents had been looking forward to the day we would spend with friends several miles away to whom my father owed a day's work We had not visited them before, and it was to be a real occasion. We rose early and were on our way soon after sunrise. The road was full of...
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04/04: Experiences of Sallie Eugenia Morgan’s early Childhood, part 2
By this time, I was age seven. A little brother, Knighton, was born and had died. Pascal still depended upon his big sister to "carry me" and be his constant companion, and was by my side or "on my back" always. It was a hot, dry summer, and on a particularly, hot day my father stumbled into the kitchen door about noon, and fell unconscious on the floor.
I was in the yard amusing Pascal while our mother prepared the mid-day meal. I heard the fall, ran into the house to find the catastrophe of our father lying helpless. It is...
I was in the yard amusing Pascal while our mother prepared the mid-day meal. I heard the fall, ran into the house to find the catastrophe of our father lying helpless. It is...
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04/03: Aunt Sallie's Story (Sallie Eugenia Morgan Darrah)
P R E A M B LE
In the year of 1881, early in the spring, the first born of James Thomas Morgan and Margaret Viola Knighton opened a first chapter of intelligent memory of an exciting life in a two-room house built of newly sawed boards built by the father and friendly neighbors. This home was located in a large grove of oak trees and enclosed by a barbed wire fence in Comanche County, Texas. Previous to this, I was-born in a neat cabin on a plantation farm in Collin County. Grandfather was the land owner (of him...
In the year of 1881, early in the spring, the first born of James Thomas Morgan and Margaret Viola Knighton opened a first chapter of intelligent memory of an exciting life in a two-room house built of newly sawed boards built by the father and friendly neighbors. This home was located in a large grove of oak trees and enclosed by a barbed wire fence in Comanche County, Texas. Previous to this, I was-born in a neat cabin on a plantation farm in Collin County. Grandfather was the land owner (of him...
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03/31: Butts and Knighton Family in Collin Co., TX
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"Butts - Knighton Family History"
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03/30: John William Morgan and Family
The following is taken from the book
“Martin County Its Land and Its People 1881 - 1978”
All the information below was good through 1978.
It was sent to me by the Martin County Historical Museum director.
“Martin County Its Land and Its People 1881 - 1978”
All the information below was good through 1978.
It was sent to me by the Martin County Historical Museum director.
John W. Morgan was born in Nixburg, Alabama, on December 9, 1859. His parents, Milton and Elizabeth Sarah (Carter) Morgan, were prosperous farmers in Alabama prior to the Civil War; however, the War and its resulting destruction and confusion changed the family’s fortunes. Shortly after the War, Milton died after a long siege of fever. Sarah left the Chaos in Alabama and moved to Comanche...
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